Being a Board member is a separate role with a list of functions (described in the Constitution or other documents)
Key spheres of responsibilities of the Board
Mission, Vision, Values
Planning
Effective executive structure
Quality of programmes and services
Procedures and policies
Financial sustainability
Brand
Competence
Communication
Qualities and Skills of Board members
Shares mission, values of the organisation
Strategic type of thinking
Interest in the development of the organisation, indifference
Thinks about the organisation as a whole, and not the interests of one local organization, one program
High level of competence in the field of “effective communication” and “conflict management”
Possesses time to work with documents, attend meetings
Emotional Intelligence
Life hacks for the preparation and conduct of a meeting of the Board
What must be remembered when preparing and conducting a Board meeting?
Preparation:
The agenda is created in advance! Who creates the agenda?
Reading and discussing documents in advance!
Consideration of different solutions, pros and cons
At the meeting:
Priorities on the agenda
Minutes! Decisions, responsible, deadlines.
Discussion of the implementation of previous decisions of the Board
Time regulations
Emotional restraint: remember this is a business meeting
After:
Minutes: to create, agree, disseminate
Enforce decisions
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